2023 Cycling Thread

[toddnjoyce]

I am not actually on a road bike. Gravel grinder here

And anything special, either if I remember correctly. If you’re in town for the Sept COTA bike nights (9/12, 19, 26) we should try to meet up and get some laps down.

 

[striker55]

I am not actually on a road bike. Gravel grinder here

Have you posted a picture of it? My declining years I tend to forget.

 

[striker55]

And anything special, either if I remember correctly. If you’re in town for the Sept COTA bike nights (9/12, 19, 26) we should try to meet up and get some laps down.

If I ever attempt that ride I don't know if I could make it up to the first turn with my fat tire bike. I'd have to start at the top of the hill.

 

[Hoji]

Have you posted a picture of it? My declining years I tend to forget.

 

[Hoji]

If I ever attempt that ride I don't know if I could make it up to the first turn with my fat tire bike. I'd have to start at the top of the hill.

That first hill does kinda suck, but the downhill side of it is the payoff

 

[toddnjoyce]

If I ever attempt that ride I don't know if I could make it up to the first turn with my fat tire bike. I'd have to start at the top of the hill.

There’s a couple of secret ways to not make it suck as much. You have to show up to get the decoder ring though.

 

[Tex62]

My son likes riding the COTA. I will have to go check it out.

Apparently there is a bypass for that first hill.


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[Hoji]

Took yesterday off and took
a longer ride today. Some decent hills. Great weather.

 

[striker55]

School out for summer I can now ride earlier, cooler and no wind.

 

[toddnjoyce]

Today was a volume ride; 90 mins keeping my heart rate between 60-80% MHR. Blew that for the last 3 mins, but that’s okay.

 

[striker55]

I haven't been soaked riding this year but have in years past. I don't mind if it's warm but don't want to mess up my phone.

 

[Hoji]

Woke up before alarm went off and got a couple of extra miles in.

 

[Hoji]

With the 18 miles this morning

puts me at 434 miles for the month of May. Best month this year.

 

[Hoji]

14 this morning puts me at 80 for the week

 

[cycleguy2300]

"Crank and Drank" Tuesdays at 1800h from behind ATX Bikes...

My wife and I both rode it, which is a rare treat

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[Hoji]

Very short ride this morning. But this ride was in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee which means I am only about 800 miles from home

and it adds another state I have ridden in.

 

[Tex62]

Well done.

I am trying to get some momentum going. 65+ miles the last 2 weeks and around 340 for the year so far.


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[robertc1024]

Well gents, going to be back in the saddle again. When I was going to college, I built very high end bikes. Worked on stuff for (and had a frame from) people like Eric Heiden -back in the day when there were stage races around Austin. Used to go to Colorado when the Red Zinger / Coors Classic was going on - rode next to "The Badger" - Bernard Hinault. Raced a bit. Let's just say, I was into bicycles. My basement has a pile of old bikes, all with sew-ups and old Campagnolo gear. The wife and kids just gave me a new bike for father's day - cause I'm leaving town to go shooting this weekend. It's a used Cannondale R2000 Si. I'm beyond excited. The bike shop I worked for was one of the first to start carrying Cannondale bikes - I could get them at a 50% discount, so I've had a few.

I certainly don't expect it to be like the old days, when I was young - rode 10,000 miles in one year. Weekend 150 mile rides were normal - lol, we called it the church of the peleton. The wife and I would go out on "heat patrols" 2-3 times a week for ~40 miles or so after work in the summer. Prior to Covid - I used to ride my mountain bike (old school Fisher that I built) to work. The new road bike will be easier. I'm pretty fired up.

Best ride of my life was helping deliver a piano to Temple, with our bikes in the back of the truck. Dropped the piano off, and rode home to Austin - almost all the way in the big chain ring with a howling North wind.

 

[dsgrey]

Stay safe! I've been riding 13-15 miles 3-4 times a week until last Sunday. I rode on a walking/biking path around our community lake and some idiot propped their fishing pole on a steel bench with it's line cast across the path into the lake. The line hit my neck when I passed and my knee-jerk reaction to pull the line caused me to crash. Fractured my left wrist in two places and went into shock due to pain. An ambulance ride to the ER and nobody claimed to own the fishing pole.

So a 6-7mph crash leaving a fractured distal radius and ulnar then I'll see a doctor next Monday to verify whether surgery is needed. This isn't my dominate hand but I now realize our limitations when only one hand can be used. Wife isn't too thrilled with my bike and an unrelated surgery I had planned for July may now be on hold...I'll find out that status when I see that doctor this Friday.

 

[Hoji]

Stay safe! I've been riding 13-15 miles 3-4 times a week until last Sunday. I rode on a walking/biking path around our community lake and some idiot propped their fishing pole on a steel bench with it's line cast across the path into the lake. The line hit my neck when I passed and my knee-jerk reaction to pull the line caused me to crash. Fractured my left wrist in two places and went into shock due to pain. An ambulance ride to the ER and nobody claimed to own the fishing pole.

So a 6-7mph crash leaving a fractured distal radius and ulnar then I'll see a doctor next Monday to verify whether surgery is needed. This isn't my dominate hand but I now realize our limitations when only one hand can be used. Wife isn't too thrilled with my bike and an unrelated surgery I had planned for July may now be on hold...I'll find out that status when I see that doctor this Friday.

Get well soon